]]>CIBC a major sponsor of the 2018 Student Contest!http://albertachampions.org/cibc-major-sponsor-2018-student-contest/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:20:56 +0000http://albertachampions.org/?p=2173Delighted to meet Theo Fleury today while accepting a cheque for Alberta Champions Society on CIBC’s Miracle Day. More details to be announced shortly! #CIBCMiracleDay #indigenouscontest#thankstoCIBC

]]>Field of Fame #6: Spruce Meadowshttp://albertachampions.org/field-fame-6-spruce-meadows/
Mon, 20 Nov 2017 03:49:00 +0000http://albertachampions.org/?p=2142The sixth Field of Fame is located at Spruce Meadows, 18011 Spruce Meadows Way SW. The monuments will be manufactured and installed at Spruce Meadows in late 2018. This Field of Fame will honour and commemorate the following champions: David Black…

]]>Teachers’ Ideas For Our Student Contesthttp://albertachampions.org/teachers-ideas-student-contest/
Tue, 28 Feb 2017 16:26:10 +0000http://www.albertachampions.org/?p=1193Alberta Champions has been running Student Contests since to 2010 to promote greater awareness of important Albertans and their roles in building our community. Students grades 4-9 write about great Albertans, catch the inspiration, start to emulate the champions, begin their…

]]>Black rights activist Viola Desmond to be 1st Canadian woman on $10 billhttp://albertachampions.org/black-rights-activist-viola-desmond-1st-canadian-woman-10-bill/
Sat, 17 Dec 2016 16:19:41 +0000http://www.albertachampions.org/?p=1189Black rights activist Viola Desmond, who was jailed for defiantly sitting in the “whites only” section of a Nova Scotia film house, will be the first Canadian woman to be featured on the country’s $10 bill. Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz announced the…

]]>Black rights activist Viola Desmond, who was jailed for defiantly sitting in the “whites only” section of a Nova Scotia film house, will be the first Canadian woman to be featured on the country’s $10 bill.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz announced the selection of the groundbreaking beautician and businesswoman during an announcement today at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que.

Desmond’s image will replace that of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first prime minister, on the purple banknote beginning in 2018.

]]>Alberta Champions Wins Lion Award!http://albertachampions.org/alberta-champions-wins-lion-award-2/
Tue, 22 Nov 2016 22:37:33 +0000http://www.albertachampions.org/?p=941Alberta Champions won a Lion Award in the category of Advocacy and Awareness @YYCLionAwards @YYCHeritageAuth Tom McCabe and Pat Christie proudly posing with the award with Mayor Nenshi @nenshi Alberta Champions is delighted to have been announced as a winner…